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The-two child limit failed – all it did was increase poverty

The controversial policy was a product of the UK’s austerity period.

27.11.2025 6

The Conversation

Ruth Patrick

Over 1.6 million children live in families made poorer by the two-child limit on benefits – new data

The two child limit and benefit cap leave many families living with extreme financial insecurity.

10.07.2025 4

The Conversation

Ruth Patrick

Cuts and caps to benefits have always harmed people, not helped them into work

Many of the measures already implemented to reduce government spending have actually pushed people further away from the labour market.

14.03.2025 6

The Conversation

Ruth Patrick

Child poverty needs action from across the UK, not just Scotland

When John Swinney, made tackling child poverty his number one priority, he was – perhaps deliberately – setting Holroyd on a rather different...

19.02.2025 5

Herald Scotland

Ruth Patrick